Legal Opinion
Lollis v. New York State Department of Social Services
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 18, 1970No. 70 Civ. 4750, 70 Civ. 4868PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LASKER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in these companion cases are children who claim that their treatment while in custody in New York State training schools has constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment or punishment imposed in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. They have brought separate but nearly identical class actions pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201 seeking injunctive and declaratory relief and damages. Jurisdiction is predicated on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343 (3) and (4).
The Lollis suit is brought on behalf of all children confined to New York…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Mitchell v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- New York State Ass'n for Retarded Children, Inc. v. RockefellerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1973
- Nelson v. HeyneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Welsch v. LikinsDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1974
- McRedmond v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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